OBJECTIVES:•KNOWLEDGE:

•MORAL:

•DOCTRINE

•To know what bullying is.(Facts, Types and Results)

To recognize that bullying is an attack on human dignity

and, therefore, we must stand in solidarity with the victims of bullying so as to

call for an end to such.

To help student understand the greatest commandment of God that "you should love

thy neighbor as you love yourself!"

WHAT IS A BULLY? a person who

hurts, persecutes, or intimidates weaker people

FACTS More than 5.7 million are victims of,

moderate or serious bullying each year Between 1994 and 1999, there were 253

violent deaths in school, 51 casualties were the result of multiple death events

Over two-thirds of students believe that schools respond poorly to bullying

25% of teachers see nothing wrong with bullying or putdowns and consequently intervene in only 4% of bullying incidents.

TYPES Physical bullying: “Using force” Verbal bullying: “Saying bad things” Indirect bullying: “Spreading Rumors” Social alienation: “making fun of

someone by pointing out their differences.”

Intimidation: “Threats and Blackmail” Cyber bullying: “Is done by sending

messages, pictures, or information using electronic media”

BULLYING HAS MANY FORMS…

Verbal

Cyber Bullying

Physical

RESULTS Low self esteem Depression Poor academic achievement Be frightened all the time Become anxious, distressed Stop eating Cry, have nightmares, sleep more than

normal Come regularly with clothes destroyed Be unwilling to go to school

OUR LIFE

"Life, especially human life, belongs to God; whoever attacks

human life attacks God's very self“

(Evangelium vitae) - Blessed John Paul II

"Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for

me" (Matthew 25:45).

Catholics are called to protect the dignity of the human person without exception. We must recognize that bullying is an attack on human dignity and, therefore, we must stand in solidarity with the victims of bullying so as to call for an end to such.

OUR VALUE What Can I Possibly Do??

Don’t Be the Problem Look to be

treated by others as you have treated

others.-Publius Syrus

Be a friend

Just listen and be supportive of

someone who is being bullied.

Get HELP

Tell a parent, a teacher, any authority figure that can intervene safely.

Stand up against BULLYING.

Don’t Stand By and Watch

OUR FAITH"Thou shalt love thy neighbour as

thyself"

•One should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself. •One should not treat others in ways that one would not like to be treated.

In Matthew 22:36-39, a Pharisee asked Jesus, “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?”  And Jesus said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.  This is the great and first commandment.  And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”  The kind of love expressed in both of these laws is agape love.  In regards to the second commandment, this love seeks for the greatest good for our neighbor.  By way of definition, “neighbor” in this passage refers to anyone who is around us:  our actual neighbor or the person at the desk next to us at work.  Here are 7 practical tips for loving your neighbor as yourself.

In order to really focus on loving others, we have to constantly be aware of how much Jesus loves us by how He laid His life down for us on the cross. When we are thankful for Him, we can really express the love needed to plant the seed into an unbeliever’s heart.

Seek Out Your Neighbor  In Ezekiel 34:16a, God says, I will seek out the lost, and I will bring back the

strayed.  God does this so many times through his flock.  Jesus did not spend His time around the saved, but the unsaved.  We should model our lives after His.  Seek out someone that God has placed on your heart.  Seek them and love them for who they are, not for who you want them to be.  Jesus ate with tax collectors, he talked with prostitutes and spent time with the sick.  His reputation was not even a factor.  He spent time with them because He loved them unconditionally.  We have to put pride and our reputations down at the cross if we want to truly love others.